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Lance Armstrong is interviewed in the Daily Telegraph admitting he might be foolish to think he can win the Tour de France again, but it…

Say hello to the Kitten, a 205-pound frankenbike that rolls on car tires.  It has seven speeds, directional solar-powered headlights and a devolutionary foot brake. …

Lino Gastaldello, 71 year old owner and chairman of Wilier-Trestina, was struck by a motorist around 10:30am while riding in Treviso, Italy. Italian website ilgiornaledivicenza.it…

Fat Cyclist and Bike Snob NYC are both among numerous blogs up for Bloggie awards, and you can vote for them and your other favorites…

Let the bidding begin. Up for auction is a full weekend with Jelly Belly Cycling presented by Kenda. All monies raised benefits Kimberlee’s Bikes for…

Ride 2 Recovery, a charity assisting the mental and physical rehabilitation of men and women in the armed forces, is sponsoring a benefit ride on…

PRESS RELEASE: Now you can experience training camp like the pro riders from the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis. Join Rory Sutherland, new…

The January 9th Southern Cross race has been rescheduled for January 23, 2010. Same race details, new date. The weather forecast is partly sunny, high of…

Put the Pedal Nation Bicycle Show on your calendar for April 10th and 11th. There will be 75+ bike vendors from around the country.  For more…

Saying they have become redundant, Lance Armstrong said on Saturday that he will no longer conduct private blood and urine testing. “I did 52 controls…

Cannondale Bicycles announced today that it will expand its Cannondale Factory Racing (CFR) to the United States in 2010 with the addition of two new…

The official Team RadioShack website is now live, with team bios, blog, photos and details on the final design of the team jersey, such as:…

FROM BIKELUGS.COM: Please take a look at the sale we are currently running on select items. The sale will run through February 1st, 2010. There…

Trips for Kids (TFK) announced today that it has been selected to receive a $30,000, two-year capacity-building grant from New Belgium Brewing Company. The funds…

For the third year, the NBDA will grant scholarships to participants who take time out of their stores to attend this important industry event. The…

According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration more than 44,000 cyclists are injured in traffic accidents every year, with more than 700 fatalaties. That’s…

He got his start in Triathlon afterall, and now Lance Armstrong has gone on record saying that he’ll compete in the Hawaii Ironman the year…

Nothing bike related here, but freaking awesome.  And the best part is, Microsoft says it (Natal) will be ready for the 2010 holiday season.  Spoiler…

WTB’s Mark Weir and his family escaped their Novato, CA, home just after Christmas as fire spread quickly from the garage through the rest of…

Streetsblog picked up on the whole Facebook group story and managed to get a response from one of their own.  Here’s an excerpt: Streetsblog asked…

Bicycle insurance, a commonly available policy in England, Australia and New Zealand, is currently unavailable and unheard of in the U.S.  This leaves cyclists to…

Shown purely as a concept at the Detroit Auto Show this week, GMC hopes to change the perception of the brand from just big trucks…

From Corbin’s Treehouse comes his frankenstein’s monster of a two-person unicycle.  How do you create such an unwieldy, impractical machine that’s probably good for an…

Dr. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, winner of 2009 Nobel Prize for chemistry lives in Cambridge, doesn’t own a car and rides his bike everywhere.  Dr. Venki was…